Straight Women In This Tanzanian Village Marry Each Other
For A Surprising Reason

The reason is not what you think!

We all know very well that the lifestyle of most African tribes is quite bizarre. Their culture, food, and costumes are extremely strange. There is a specific tribe in Tanzania known as Kurya tribe which follows a unique custom.

According to the custom of Kurya tribe, young women marry old women instead of men. This odd custom is practiced in a remote village of Nyamongo located in the Mara province of northern Tanzania. Don't confuse this strange custom with same-sex marriages in the west.

Read further to know why straight women are marrying each other in Nyamango village of Tanzania.

According to the custom of Kurya tribe, young women must get pregnant with a male child.

According to the report of Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare..

..45% women belonging in the age group of 15-49 years have been the victims of domestic violence.

According to the survey results in Mara region, the prevalence of domestic violence shot up to 72% which is the highest in Tanzania. Thus, such marriages are proving to be helpful in preventing domestic violence, child marriages, and genital mutilation.

The strange family structure has been observed in this village for decades.

According to the Kurya tribal law, only men have the right to inherit property and women need to practice 'House of Women' custom for gaining the right to their property. So, old women marry young women who can give birth to heirs on their behalf.

Homosexuality is strictly prohibited in the village and
Kurya tribes

Dinna Maningo, a Kurya reporter of Tanzanian newspaper Mwananchi," In the Kurya's polygamous, patriarchal culture, where men use cows as currency to buy multiple wives, rising numbers of younger Kurya women are choosing to marry another woman instead. They realize the arrangement gives them more power and freedom. It combines all the benefits of a stable home with the ability to choose their own male sexual partners. Marriages between women also help to reduce the risk of domestic abuse, child marriage, and female genital mutilation. Sadly, these problems are rife in our society. Younger women are more aware these days, and they refuse to tolerate such treatment."